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PURSSEY, Ian Goodwin Swan
Personal Details
| Service Number: | O11561 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 April 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | No. 77 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , 24 March 1923 |
| Home Town: | Clayfield, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Permanent RAAF |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Flying Battle, Korea, 2 July 1952, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Flight Lieutenant Purssey's body was never recovered and is therefore regarded as missing, presumed killed in action., United Nations Memorial Cemetery, Busan, Korea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cootamundra Korean War Memorial, Gympie Memorial Lane Murals, Ipswich Korean War Memorial, Korea United Nations Memorial Cemetery Wall of Remembrance, Lithgow War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 26 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, SN O11561, No. 77 Squadron (RAAF) | |
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| 26 Apr 1942: | Enlisted SN O11561 |
Korean War Service
| 25 Jun 1950: | Involvement Flight Lieutenant, SN O11561, No. 77 Squadron (RAAF) | |
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| 3 Dec 1951: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, SN O11561 |
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